OperationalCASC / CALTFirst Launch: 2016-11-03
Long March 5
China's largest operational rocket, a heavy-lift cryogenic launcher used for space station modules, lunar, and Mars missions.
SpaceStats Reliability & Flight Record
TOTAL LAUNCHES
17
Orbital missions
SUCCESSFUL
16
1 failures
SUCCESS RATE
94.1%
LANDINGS
0
Expendable Vehicle
CASC / CALTFeatured Photography
Orbital Launch Vehicle
Orbit Deck Space Catalog
Technical & Propulsion Specifications
Operator: CASC / CALTVehicle Dimensions & Mass
- Overall Height
- 56.97 m
- Body Diameter
- 5 m
- Gross Lift-off Mass
- 851.8 t
- Stages Count
- 2
- Fairing Diameter
- 5.2 m
Stage 1 (Booster)
- Recovery Mode
- Expendable
Stage 2 & Capacities
- LEO Capacity
- 25 t
- GTO Capacity
- 14 t
- TLI (Lunar)
- 8.8 t
- Cost per Launch
- $160,000,000
- LEO Price / kg
- ~$6,400 / kg
High-Resolution Photo Gallery & Media
2 photos & renders of Long March 5
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LiftoffOrbital Launch Vehicle
Commercial orbital rocket ascending from coastal launch range.
Orbit Deck Space Catalog
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PadLaunch Pad Gantry
Orbital launch mount and ground support umbilical tower.
Orbit Deck Aerospace
SpaceStats Launch Manifest & Database
1 mission records cataloged in database
| Flight / Mission | Orbit | Launch Date | Pad / Location | Booster / Landing | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Long March 5 | Chang'e 7 Chang'e 7 | LO | Sep 30, 2026 | 101 Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China | B1080 ASDS | TBD | Details → |